The elephant and the monkey

The big elephant was sad and alone

walking through the forest with a face all day long.

He knew there was something he wanted to be

that wasn’t an elephant, a man, or a tree

Feeling all blue, he cried near the river

as he hid from all mammals, reptiles, and beavers.

He didn’t feel happy of his elephant form,

and wanted to change to another more fun.

The days passed by and he stared at the sea

as he dreamed to be a monkey in a tree.

He tried many ways to climb through the trees

and eat a banana or say “ooo-ooo” “aa-iii”.

But all it came out were weird funny noises

and he was too big, too heavy and clumsy

About to give up, a little monkey appeared

he had stared at the elephant from far and from near.

He went up to him and said really softly

“what are you doing? You look dumb and volky”.

There’s nothing better than to be you

be happy with it and the rest will envy you.

Being an elephant most be the best thing

to be big and strong is a wonderful thing.

So don’t try to change and stick to the truth,

because at the end no one’s you-er than you!

The elephant learned a big lesson that day

and stopped climbing trees or wishing away.

And from now on he decided one thing:

being an elephant was indeed the best thing.

So you little kid who wants to change places:

stay where you are and be happy, embrace it. 

By: Loipa Ramos